20 Questions with Patrick Merle What was your first job? I freelanced for an economic magazine in Paris and for Runner’s World website. My first full-time job was to be a reporter in the international unit of a French network. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? Maybe “Le …
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20 Questions with Patrick Merle
Merle pens article on Le Pen Family Feud
Patrick Merle, assistant professor in the School of Communication, wrote an article for the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on the Le Pen family, currently in the news for a familial dispute. With family politics merging with public politics, Merle wrote a succinct review of the family’s feud. The article was published on …
CONTINUE READINGJennifer Proffitt elected as United Faculty of Florida Statewide President
On March 31st, Dr. Jennifer Proffitt, Associate Professor in Communication, was declared the victor in a statewide election to determine the next President of the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) for a two-year term beginning on August 15th, 2015. Dr. Proffitt became a member of the UFF-FSU chapter shortly after she began working at Florida …
CONTINUE READINGBrian Graves directs spot for American Graduate WFSU
The Alliance for Excellent Education estimates that only 63% of Florida high school students graduate. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting launched a campaign, American Graduate, to find solutions to this high dropout rate. School of Communication professor, Brian Graves, is a part of that solution. Graves directed and edited a spot for American Graduate – WFSU …
CONTINUE READINGHouck receives 2015 Guardian of the Flame Faculty Award
As the only faculty recognition award by the FSU student body, members of Burning Spear, Inc. recognized faculty members across campus who have made a difference in advancing FSU as a leading higher education institution. Davis Houck, School of Communication professor, is one of the respected faculty members honored with this year’s award. Houck joined the College …
CONTINUE READINGChapa’s research quoted by Latina Mom Bloggers
Food is the cornerstone of many cultures and traditions. Sindy Chapa, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, recently conducted a study that found the majority of Latina mothers (over 80%) value passing down family history to their children through cooking. Authentic ingredients like Mazola Corn Oil help generations follow the recipes passed down by their …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Jennifer Proffitt
20 Questions with Jennifer Proffitt What was your first job? Chuck E. Cheese. And yes, I did dress as the mouse a few times. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? Is This Real Life? Where did you grow up? Pittsburgh, PA, and proud of it. Those who know …
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